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![](/<p>Wisconsin basketball was selected as a No. 3 seed in the East region in the 2025 NCAA Tournament. The finalized bracket, released on Sunday, has the team facing No. 14 Montana in the round of 64 on Thursday.</p><p>Notably, Wisconsin will have to travel far for its first and second-round matchups. The team missed the Milwaukee, Wisconsin, pod site -- No. 3-seed Iowa State received the nearby draw. The Badgers will instead begin in Denver, Colorado. The other pod-site contenders are No. 6-seed BYU, No. 11-seed VCU and No. 14-seed Montana. One of the group will advance to the Sweet Sixteen -- a round Wisconsin hasn't reached since 2017.</p><p>The Badgers enter March Madness after a <a href="https://badgerswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/badgers/mens-basketball/2025/03/16/wisconsin-basketball-michigan-game-reaction/82475632007/">Big Ten Tournament championship game loss to Michigan</a>. The team closed the regular season with just two wins in five games, including a deflating home loss to a bottom-ranked <a href="https://nittanylionswire.usatoday.com/">Penn State</a> team. Its run to the Big Ten Tournament final coincided with the return of veteran guard Max Klesmit from injury. It defeated Northwestern, <a href="https://uclawire.usatoday.com/">UCLA</a> and <a href="https://spartanswire.usatoday.com/">Michigan State</a> en route to the final matchup against the Wolverines. Even with the hard-fought loss, the Badgers are playing as good basketball as any team in the sport.</p><p>Wisconsin is the No. 3 seed in a region with No. 1-seed <a href="https://dukewire.usatoday.com/">Duke</a>, No. 2 <a href="https://rolltidewire.usatoday.com/">Alabama</a> and No. 4 Arizona</p><p></p><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Here's a look at the NCAA Tournament bracket in the EAST REGION. Duke is the No. 1 seed in that pod.<br><br>Alabama is the No. 2 seed in the East Region.<br><br>Wisconsin the No. 3 seed. <a href="https://t.co/5vH7rQ1N6J">pic.twitter.com/5vH7rQ1N6J</a></p>— Kyle Boone (@kyletheboone) <a href="https://twitter.com/kyletheboone/status/1901397261302833631?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 16, 2025</a></blockquote><p>As mentioned, the Badgers are looking for their first second-weekend run since 2017. There will also be more history at stake, with star wing John Tonje <a href="https://badgerswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/badgers/mens-basketball/2025/03/15/wisconsin-basketball-john-tonje-record-frank-kaminsky/82440607007/">nearing Frank Kaminsky's program single-season scoring record</a>. Stay tuned throughout the week for more preview work on Wisconsin's first-round matchup and overall bracket draw.</p><p><em>Contact/Follow </em><a href="https://twitter.com/thebadgerswire"><strong><em>@TheBadgersWire</em></strong></a><em> on X (formerly Twitter) and like our page on </em><a href="https://www.facebook.com/badgerswire"><strong><em>Facebook</em></strong></a><em> to follow ongoing coverage of Wisconsin Badgers news, notes and opinion</em></p><p><em><a href="https://smg-design.s3.amazonaws.com/NCAABracket_Mens_Print_2025-blank.pdf">Get your Brackets for 2025 NCAA men's basketball tournament</a></em></p><p><em>This article originally appeared on Badgers Wire: <a href="https://badgerswire.usatoday.com/story/sports/college/badgers/mens-basketball/2025/03/16/wisconsin-ncaa-tournament-seed-schedule/82471097007/">Wisconsin basketball NCAA Tournament final seed and schedule</a></em></p>)
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